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CASH AND PARCEL CARRIER.

` Patented May 29, v1883.

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CASH AND PARGELYGARRIBR. r

NO. 278,658. Patented May 29,1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

GILBERT R. ELLIOTT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASS'LGNOR OF ONE- t I HALF TO MILTON'CLARK, OF SAME PLAGE.

CASH AND PARCEML CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION fl-)Imng part of Letters Patent NO. 278,658, dated May 29, 1883,

Application tiled April 27,183. (Noinodel.)

.To all whom it may concern:

.Y Be it knownthat I, GILBERT R. ELLIOTT, a resident of Boston, in the county of `Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful `Improvements in (lash and Parcel Carriers; and I do hereby declare that the following is'a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same,ret`erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the ietf ters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification. Y

of a suitable carrier or frame which is suspended on a wire orgcable-way by grooved wheels and it also consists in the construction and operation of .a tray which is designed to be fitted automaticallyto its seat, or, in other words, to the base ot' said frame and retained thereat, andenabled to be detached therefrom `fixed the brake.

at will, the whole to be operated by suitable spring-actuated `mechanism located and arranged within said tray; and my invention finally consists in a spring brake `and check, to be located at the ends ot' the cable, whereby the carrier is stopped or arrested'from further travel and detained until released by the operator, all ot' which will be more particularly described hereinafter. y Y

In the drawings, Figure l represents a vertical sideelevation of my improved device, suspended on a cable, to the end of which is af- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tray, illustrating the arrangement and` operation of the spring mechanism. Fig. 3 is an end view of the carrier complete; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsectional view, on the line w fr,

Fig. 2, of the tray and mechanism by which it is locked to its place on the base.

Reference being had to the letters of refer` ence, A represents the carrier proper, which is suspended on a wire or cable, a, by grooved wheels B B, arranged between the hanger-rods C C, projecting upward from the base b of the it `downwardly an'd outwardly curved or ilaring sides D l) D, those at-the ends having lengthened slots c, the object of which formed sides and slots will be described more partielllarly hereinafter. i

In the bottom of the tray E are lengthwise frame. This base b has entirely surrounding arranged two metal strips or bolts, d cl., which Y pins fi i and t" i in the bottom of the tray on.

which they work.l At the extreme inner ends of the boltsthey are slotted somewhat more elongated, as atv It, they overlapping each other at this end slightly to permit the elongated slotsto partly register, thus allowing-them to communicate sufficiently for the projection therethrough of theenlarged pyramirilal end of a rod or pin, UF, up through said slots 7c.

y This pin F extends up through the knob or handle G on the bottom ot' the tray underneath, as shown in Fig. 4. Located to the side of the bolts, within the tray, is a bowed spring, H,y

the ends of which bear the bolts outwardly (this being their norma-l position) by pressing against pins h h, formed'on said bolts.

I is a brake and stop block, which is to be located on the cable at the ends, and is for the purpose of arresting the travel ofthe car'-` rier device when vit hasreached its destined point. This brake is secured on the cable by screws l, or in any suitable manner, and it consists ofthe block l, having extended outwardly therefrom at the topl a steel or equivalent spring, K,`secured and held in said block by nuts or otherwise. The spring, at its extremn ity, is upwardly curved or bent, which allows entrance of the wheels under it. The further it passes under the spring the tighter is its check orarrestment, and should the carrier be sent along with great force, sufficient to carry it to the very end of the cable, it will be met and allowed a yielding resistance by the rubber cushion L.

The operation is as follows: When cash or any article isto be placed in the device for transportation, the operator simply takes hold ofthe knob Gef the tray and pushes the rod F upward, which, by its pyramidal portion grad- 5 nally widening outward, passes up through the slots 7c in the bolts and draws them inward, whichreleases their catch or fastening in the slotted ends of the haring guides on the frame, thus detaching the tray from its seat. When the article has been placed in the tray, it is simply shut against the base (being directed thereto by the guides) and automatically locked. The ends of the bowed spring, bearing against the pins on the bolts, yield to the I5 this is released the bolts are forced outward to their normal position.

While I have set forth certain spring-actu; ated mechanism for effecting the aforesaid ob- 2.Qjects, it will be obvious that I need not nec,

essarily limit myself to the precise construction herein shown, as other and equivalent means may be employed without `departing from the spirit ot' my invention.

Wha-t I claim isl. In a cash and parcel carrier, the combination of the frame, formed and constructed as herein described, with the tray, said tray having within its bottom suitable spring-actuated 3o mechanism, whereby it is adapted to be alltomatically locked to the frame and detached therefrom, substantially as set forth.

. 2. In a cash and parcel carrier, the framebase having the downward Haring sides, in combination with ythe tray, said tray having upward force applied to the pin F, and when within its bottom sliding bolts, which are adapted to be drawn inward by raising the pin hereindescribed, wherebyit is released and again forced outward by pressure of a spring, as set forth.

3. In a cash and parcel carrier, the tray having the knob and rod, the upper end of adapted to slide, which bolts are also provided with pins against which the springoutwardly presses, the whole to be operated indetaching the tray from its fastening by the manipulation of the rod which extends up through the knob on the bottom, as set forth.

5. In a cash and parcel carrier, the brake and stop block, consisting of the block having the rubber cushion and the outwardly-extending and upwardly-curved spring', as an article of manufacture.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GILBERT R. ELLIOTT.

Witnesses: l I

O. E. DUFFY,

EDWARD E. ELLIS. 

